malen
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch mālen, from Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.
Verb
malen
- to grind
Inflection
| Inflection of malen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | malen | |||
| past singular | maalde | |||
| past participle | gemalen | |||
| infinitive | malen | |||
| gerund | malen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | maal | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | maalt | maalde | ||
| plural | malen | maalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | male | maalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | malen | maalden | ||
| imperative sing. | maal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | maalt | |||
| participles | malend | gemalen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mâlen, from Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).
Verb
malen
Inflection
| Inflection of malen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | malen | |||
| past singular | maalde | |||
| past participle | gemaald | |||
| infinitive | malen | |||
| gerund | malen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | maal | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | maalt | maalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | maalt | maalde | ||
| plural | malen | maalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | male | maalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | malen | maalden | ||
| imperative sing. | maal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | maalt | |||
| participles | malend | gemaald | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
malen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną (compare Dutch maal), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”) (compare Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”)).
Pronunciation
Verb
malen (weak, third-person singular present malt, past tense malte, past participle gemalt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to paint (do paintwork)
- (transitive or intransitive) to paint (create a painting)
- (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
- Synonym: (more strictly correct) zeichnen
Conjugation
| infinitive | malen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | malend | ||||
| past participle | gemalt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich male | wir malen | i | ich male | wir malen |
| du malst | ihr malt | du malest | ihr malet | ||
| er malt | sie malen | er male | sie malen | ||
| preterite | ich malte | wir malten | ii | ich malte1 | wir malten1 |
| du maltest | ihr maltet | du maltest1 | ihr maltet1 | ||
| er malte | sie malten | er malte1 | sie malten1 | ||
| imperative | mal (du) male (du) |
malt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “malen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “malen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “malen” in Duden online
- “malen” in OpenThesaurus.de
malen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *malan, from Proto-West Germanic *malan, from Proto-Germanic *malaną.
Verb
mālen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *mālon, denominative of *māl (“spot, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *māl (modern maal).
Verb
mâlen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “malen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “malen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “malen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “malen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
malen m sg
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
malen m sg
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Variant of mal, from mal + -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
màlen (definite màlenī, comparative mȁnjī, Cyrillic spelling ма̀лен)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | malen | malena | maleno | |
| genitive | malena | malene | malena | |
| dative | malenu | malenoj | malenu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
malen malena |
malenu | maleno |
| vocative | malen | malena | maleno | |
| locative | malenu | malenoj | malenu | |
| instrumental | malenim | malenom | malenim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | maleni | malene | malena | |
| genitive | malenih | malenih | malenih | |
| dative | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
| accusative | malene | malene | malena | |
| vocative | maleni | malene | malena | |
| locative | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
| instrumental | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maleni | malena | maleno | |
| genitive | malenog(a) | malene | malenog(a) | |
| dative | malenom(u/e) | malenoj | malenom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
maleni malenog(a) |
malenu | maleno |
| vocative | maleni | malena | maleno | |
| locative | malenom(e/u) | malenoj | malenom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | malenim | malenom | malenim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | maleni | malene | malena | |
| genitive | malenih | malenih | malenih | |
| dative | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
| accusative | malene | malene | malena | |
| vocative | maleni | malene | malena | |
| locative | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
| instrumental | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | malenim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | manji | manja | manje | |
| genitive | manjeg(a) | manje | manjeg(a) | |
| dative | manjem(u) | manjoj | manjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
manji manjeg(a) |
manju | manje |
| vocative | manji | manja | manje | |
| locative | manjem(u) | manjoj | manjem(u) | |
| instrumental | manjim | manjom | manjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | manji | manje | manja | |
| genitive | manjih | manjih | manjih | |
| dative | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | |
| accusative | manje | manje | manja | |
| vocative | manji | manje | manja | |
| locative | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | |
| instrumental | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | manjim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najmanji | najmanja | najmanje | |
| genitive | najmanjeg(a) | najmanje | najmanjeg(a) | |
| dative | najmanjem(u) | najmanjoj | najmanjem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najmanji najmanjeg(a) |
najmanju | najmanje |
| vocative | najmanji | najmanja | najmanje | |
| locative | najmanjem(u) | najmanjoj | najmanjem(u) | |
| instrumental | najmanjim | najmanjom | najmanjim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najmanji | najmanje | najmanja | |
| genitive | najmanjih | najmanjih | najmanjih | |
| dative | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | |
| accusative | najmanje | najmanje | najmanja | |
| vocative | najmanji | najmanje | najmanja | |
| locative | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | |
| instrumental | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | najmanjim(a) | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “malen” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Pronunciation
Participle
malen
- past participle of mala
Noun
malen